Guanzate
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Country | Italy | |
region | Lombardy | |
province | Como (CO) | |
Local name | Guanzàa | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 43 ' N , 9 ° 1' E | |
height | 342 m slm | |
surface | 6.9 km² | |
Residents | 5,841 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 847 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 22070 | |
prefix | 031 | |
ISTAT number | 013114 | |
Popular name | Guanzatesi | |
Patron saint | Assumption of Mary ( August 15 ) | |
Website | Guanzate |
Guanzate is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 5841 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Como in Lombardy .
geography
The municipality is located about 10.5 kilometers southwest of Como on the Parco del Lura . The northern municipal boundary is the Lura . Neighboring municipalities are: Appiano Gentile, Bulgarograsso, Cadorago, Cassina Rizzardi, Cirimido, Fenegrò, Fino Mornasco, Lomazzo, Veniano.
traffic
To the east of the municipality, the A9 autostrada runs from Lainate to Como and on to Switzerland.
Attractions
- Parish Church of Santa Maria Assunta (1854), architect: Giacomo Moraglia
- Sanctuary of Beata Vergine in San Lorenzo (1660)
- Memorial to the fallen of the First World War
- Memorial plaque of the shot partisans Luigi Clerici and Elio Zampiero
literature
- Guanzate on tuttitalia.it/lombardia
Web links
Commons : Guanzate - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ↑ Parish Church of Santa Maria Assunta (photo)
- ↑ Beata Vergine pilgrimage church in San Lorenzo (photo)